Hugh Gordon (British Army officer)

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Hugh Mackay Gordon
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Hugh Mackay Gordon
Born1760
Died12 March 1823
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branchFlag of the British Army.svg British Army
Years of service1775–1821
RankLieutenant General
Commands heldGarrison of Jersey
Battles/warsAmerican War of Independence

Lieutenant General Hugh Mackay Gordon (1760 – 12 March 1823) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.

Military career[]

Gordon joined the British Army in 1775[1] and served in the American War of Independence being taken as a Prisoner of war during the Siege of Pensacola in 1781.[2] He served in the West Indies from 1793 and became Assistant Quartermaster-General in the East Indies in 1798.[2] He was appointed Inspector of militia in Jersey in 1799 and joined the staff in Madeira in 1811.[2] In 1816 he went on to be Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.[3]

He was also Colonel of the 16th (Bedfordshire) Regiment from 1816 to 1823.[3]

There is a memorial to him in St James's Church, Piccadilly.[4]

A memorial to Hugh Gordon in St James's Church, Piccadilly.

References[]

  1. ^ William Pless Map
  2. ^ a b c British Regiments and the Men Who Led Them 1793-1815: 16th Regiment of Foot
  3. ^ a b Life of Lieutenant General Hugh Mackay of Scoury by John Mackay, p. 188
  4. ^ St James's Church in Piccadilly
Government offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
1816–1821 		Succeeded by
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir George Prevost, Bt
 Colonel of the 16th (Bedfordshire) Regiment
1816–1823 		Succeeded by
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